Bridge Collapses
The collapse of one of the Twin Cities' major bridges during rush hour Aug. 1, 2007, resulting in injuries and deaths, is only the latest such calamity.
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Tampa Bay, Fla.
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay collapses, killing 35 people. A ship hit the bridge during a storm, sending vehicles plummeting into the water.
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Greenwich, Conn.
The Interstate 95 bridge over the Mianus River in Greenwich, Conn., collapses, killing three people.
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Amsterdam, N.Y.
A bridge on the New York State Thruway near Amsterdam, N.Y., gives way, killing 10 people.
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San Francisco
The San Francisco-area Loma Prieta earthquake causes the upper deck of Interstate 880 to collapse, crushing 42 people. The quake also collapses a section of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
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Los Angeles
The Los Angeles-area Northridge earthquake collapses overpasses on Interstate 10, the nation's busiest freeway, and other highways.
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Hanover, Germany
A train traveling from Munich to Hamburg derails in Hanover, Germany, leading to the deaths of 101 people. Sections of the train flip off the tracks, causing the overpass to collapse.
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Lisbon, Portugal
A bridge collapses in Lisbon, Portugal, causing a tour bus to plunge into a river, killing more than 50 people.
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Port Isabel, Texas
The Queen Isabella Causeway in Texas collapses after a tow boat captain loses control of a string of barges and currents drive them into a bridge support. Eight people die when their vehicles plummet 85 feet into the channel.
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Central China
Two bridges in Central China collapse, killing a total of 19 people.
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Webbers Falls, Okla.
A 500-foot section of a bridge spanning the Arkansas River in Webbers Falls, Okla., collapses and kills 14 people after a barge hits it.
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Nebraska
A tractor-trailer slams into a bridge support on Interstate 80 in western Nebraska, sending the bridge crashing down onto the truck and killing the driver.
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Spain
A section of a highway bridge under construction in southern Spain collapses, killing six people.
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Quebec, Canada
A bridge collapses in Quebec, Canada, killing five people.
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San Francisco
A section of freeway that funnels traffic off the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge collapses after a gasoline tanker truck overturns and erupts into flames. Only the truck driver is injured.
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Oroville, Calif.
A highway overpass under construction in Oroville, Calif., collapses, crushing a delivery truck and seriously injuring a construction worker who fell 50 feet.
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Minneapolis
An interstate bridge near downtown Minneapolis collapsed into the Mississippi River during the evening rush hour. The number of deaths and injuries are uncertain.
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Credits:
AP
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